Mail-box.



. no. 676,4l. Ptnfed June'la, |901.

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MAIL aux.

anon led Mar. 30, 1901 By Mya/ UNITED STATES l PATENT CLAUS C. GIERE, OFHAYFIELD, MINNESOTA.

MAIL-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 676,431, dated J' une18, 1901. i Application led March 30, 1901. Serial No. 53,604. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, CLAUS O. GIERE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hayield, in the county of Dodge and State ot Minnesota,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in MaileBoxes; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a letter or mail boxthat will be simple in construction, easily operated in depositing andremoving the mail, and a box that will be proof against dampness and theelement-s of the weather; and it consists in a mail-box constructedsubstantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described andclaimed.

Figure l is a perspective View of a mail-box constructed in accordancewith my invention, showing the pivoted hood in a raised or elevatedposition; Fig. 2, a sectional elevation showing the hood in a raisedposition in dotted lines and in a closed position in full lines.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the mail-box, constructed ofmetal or other suitable material and which is provided with a pivotedand swingable hood B, having handle a for raising and lowering it, saidhood when lowered to its normal position closing the open front of thebox and protecting it against the elements of the weather, such as rainand snow. The hood B has a stop b, of any preferred construction, whichabuts against the inclined top C of the box and prevents it from beingthrown too far back. The inclined top C is provided with a transversebrace D,

a sufficient space being left between the inclined top and the brace toenable the letters to be deposited when the chute E is in position toforni a receptacle between it and the inclined top, as shown in Fig. 2of the drawings. The chute E is locked to the transverse brace by meansof a padlock c, or any other suitable means may be employed forfastening the chute to the transverse brace.

The transverse brace D, which strengthens the sides of the box as wellas the inclined top thereof, is formed with a downwardly-extendingflange d, which is provided with the staple e for the padlock to engage.

The hinged chute E is formed with inwardly extending flanges upon itsthree edges, the flange f extending from its top, and when the chute isin a closed position, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the flangewill overlap the transverse brace D and forni a tight joint between thetwo, the side Iianges g also forming a tight joint between the edges ofthe chute and the sides of the box.

A spring friction-arm F is secured to the inner side of the hood B, andthe stop b, hereinbefore described, is preferably formed upon the freeend of the spring-arm. In closing the hood the spring friction-arm willbear against the front of the box A and hold it in position over thesame.

The mail is deposited through the space, as

indicated at h, after the hood B has been raised to the position shownin dotted lines of Fig. 2 ot the drawings, and when it is desired towithdraw the mail the hinged chute C is released from its fastenings anddrops down to the position shown in full lines of Fig. l and dottedlines in Fig. 2 of the drawings, thereby rendering the withdrawal of themail very easy and also the depositing of the mail very convenient.

The hood B closes automaticallyby its own weightnvhen released by thehand and the hood being of such shape that it'protects both I the front,sides, and top when closed down over the same, thus preventing any rain,snow, or dust entering the box, the hinged chute protecting the mailagainst the elements of the weather, as well as preventing any onemaliciously extracting the mail.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

V1. A mail-box consisting of a receptacle, a swingable hood pivotedthereto to close or open the receptacle, an inclined top to thereceptacle, a transverse brace connected thereto with space between itand the inclined top for depositing the mail, and a hinged chute andmeans for locking it to the transverse brace, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

2. A mail-box consisting of a suitable receptacle having an inclinedtop, a pivoted and IOO swingable hood therefor, a spring friction-armterminating in a stop and secured to the inner side of the hood, atransverse brace's'e-V cured to the inclined top with space between Intestimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name inthe presence ro of two witnesses.

for the depositing of the mail, and a hinged CLAUS O' GIERE' g -i chuteadapted for attachment to the trans- Witnesses:

verse brace, substantially as and for the pur- OLE C. BERGAN, posespecified. l THOR 0. DIsTAD.

